Elegant Embroidered Quilts

When beautiful embroidery motifs are stitched into the fabric of your piecing, so too are your style and skill! Let quilt and fabric designer Amanda Murphy help you choose colors, fabrics and the right stabilizer for fabulous results. Plus, learn to make three quick projects—two pillows and a table runner—that each lead into their own quilt. You'll create the North Star quilt, where gorgeous embroidered stars extend into pieced points at the middle of each block. Then take a stroll with the Garden Walk quilt, where vibrant embroidered flowers grow between columns of kaleidoscope blocks. And be sure to bask in the Radiance quilt, with its centered embroidery motifs, partial Dresdens and set-in triangles.

Lesson 5. Radiance Pillow

Lesson 6. Radiance Quilt

Finish the final project of the class: the elegant Radiance quilt.

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Lesson plan

52:55

Lesson 1. North Star Pillow

Meet Amanda Murphy and jump right in to making the North Star Pillow.

38:05

Lesson 2. North Star Quilt

Take the techniques you learned in the previous lesson and apply them to making a lovely embroidered North Star quilt.

33:17

Lesson 3. Garden Walk Runner

Start a new small project with intricate piecing and embroidered flowers.

24:13

Lesson 4. Garden Walk Quilt

Transfer the techniques you learned to a larger project and make the Garden Walk quilt.

Lesson 5. Radiance Pillow

Lesson 6. Radiance Quilt

Finish the final project of the class: the elegant Radiance quilt.

The instructor

Amanda Murphy, Instructor of Elegant Embroidered Quilts

A lifelong sewer, Amanda Murphy discovered quilting after moving to North Carolina with her family. Quilting combined Amanda's education in design with her love of handwork, and her growing collection of wonderful quilts led her to create Amanda Murphy Design. She has designed several fabric lines for Blend fabrics and her own full-color pattern line highlighted by clear, graphic diagrams. Her first embroidery collection, Modern Blossoms, is based on some of these quilting collections. Amanda is also the author of two books, Modern Holiday, and Color Essentials.

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(15 reviews)

Excellent!!

by Crafty_Camper on January 25, 2015

Love her class......she explains everything very clearly!

Love her class......she explains everything very clearly!

Lovely Quilt And Good Advice

by terricaprio on December 19, 2014

The project here is lovely and some very good advice comes with it on how to do a variety of techniques. I learned a lot from this class!

The project here is lovely and some very good advice comes with it on how to do a variety of techniques. I learned a lot from this class!

Great Class!

by Ashley Olanna on September 21, 2014

This class is wonderful! She explains everything in detail, has great tips and makes this class fun and easy to follow. Thanks!

This class is wonderful! She explains everything in detail, has great tips and makes this class fun and easy to follow. Thanks!

Great Class

by janicewil1764930 on August 25, 2014

Very detailed instructions, love the designs

Very detailed instructions, love the designs

Great class!

by Terry 1 on August 10, 2014

This is a great class! The fabrics and patterns are wonderful. I plan to incorporate more embroidery into my quilts. You are a talented instructor too. Thank you so much.

This is a great class! The fabrics and patterns are wonderful. I plan to incorporate more embroidery into my quilts. You are a talented instructor too. Thank you so much.